Koll v. Mitchell

Full title: Raymond Koll, Appellant, v. Norman J. Mitchell, Appellee

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois

Date published: Nov 20, 1946

330 Ill. App. 132 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)

70 N.E.2d 703

Opinion

Gen. No. 43,316. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed November 20, 1946 Released for publication December 5, 1946

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES, § 117.6^_ — when verdict for motorist who struck pedestrian crossing street not against manifest weight of evidence. Verdict for motorist who struck pedestrian crossing street allegedly at intersection was not against manifest weight of evidence, where there was evidence supporting motorist's theory that pedestrian emerged suddenly from behind automobile parked considerable distance from crosswalk, and that impact occurred at that point.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. WILLIAM J. LINDSAY, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the February term, 1945;

Royal W. Irwin, for appellant;

Cassels, Potter Bentley, for appellee;

Kenneth B. Hawkins, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE LEWE.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed November 20, 1946; released for publication December 5, 1946.